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US Judge Orders $1.68B Payout Over 1983 Beirut Bombing

US Judge Orders $1.68B Payout Over 1983 Beirut Bombing

On Wednesday, a US federal judge ordered that Iran's central bank and a European intermediary must pay out $1.68B to the family members of soldiers killed in the 1983 bombing of a US Marine Corps barracks in Beirut.

Lebanon’s Central Bank Chief Appears Before Corruption Hearing

Lebanon’s Central Bank Chief Appears Before Corruption Hearing

European investigators on Thursday questioned Riad Salameh, the Governor of Lebanon's Central Bank [BDL], probing his personal wealth and allegedly suspicious financial transfers abroad. Salameh has held his post for three decades, making him one of the world's longest-serving central bank govern...

Israel Army: Bomber Suspected of Coming From Lebanon Killed

Israel Army: Bomber Suspected of Coming From Lebanon Killed

The Israeli army announced that an armed man suspected of entering the country via Lebanon blew up a car before being killed by Israeli forces not long after, raising the risk of renewed tensions with Hezbollah, an Iranian-backed Lebanese Shiite armed group and political party....

Lebanon’s Currency Plunges to 100K Against US Dollar

Lebanon’s Currency Plunges to 100K Against US Dollar

Lebanon's currency, the Lebanese pound (LBP), reached a new low on Tuesday, hitting 100K LBP to the US dollar on the parallel market, which operates outside of the official bank rates....

Israel Strikes Building in Central Damascus, at Least Five Killed

Israel Strikes Building in Central Damascus, at Least Five Killed

The Syrian military have said that an Israeli airstrike on Sunday killed at least four civilians and one soldier, and left multiple others injured in the central Damascus neighborhood of Kafr Sousa. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, however, has put the death toll as high as 15....

Turkey Investigating Over 130 People Over Building Collapses

Turkey Investigating Over 130 People Over Building Collapses

On Sunday, Turkish authorities announced that they would investigate 131 people who could potentially be held responsible for the collapse of buildings in Turkey's devastating earthquakes last week. Of the reported suspects, authorities said that they ordered the detention of 113....

Syria Approves Earthquake Aid to Rebel Region

Syria Approves Earthquake Aid to Rebel Region

The Syrian government said Friday it approved the delivery of humanitarian aid to the country's earthquake-hit rebel-held northwest region, adding that its delivery should be supervised by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Syrian Red Crescent, with UN oversight....